U.S. patent application number 11/957686 was filed with the patent office on 2008-06-19 for device for human body treatment by electromagnetic waves.
Invention is credited to Marcello Rinaldo Baldacchini.
Application Number | 20080147148 11/957686 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35789310 |
Filed Date | 2008-06-19 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080147148 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Baldacchini; Marcello
Rinaldo |
June 19, 2008 |
Device For Human Body Treatment By Electromagnetic Waves
Abstract
The object of the present invention is a device (1) for human
body treatment, for example the treatment of alopecia, rheumatic
disorders, or for stimulating the vasodilatation of the penis
capillaries. The device comprises a seating body (2), a handling
case (20), a plurality of separate emitters (30) suitable for
emitting a wave having a wavelength equal to the silicon
characteristic wavelength, that is, equal to 905 nanometres. An
assembly for human body treatment comprises the device and a
plurality of bags usable for preventing contact between the
emitters and the part of the body to be treated.
Inventors: |
Baldacchini; Marcello Rinaldo;
(Brescia, IT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
KILYK & BOWERSOX, P.L.L.C.
400 HOLIDAY COURT, SUITE 102
WARRENTON
VA
20186
US
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Family ID: |
35789310 |
Appl. No.: |
11/957686 |
Filed: |
December 17, 2007 |
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Application
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PCT/IT2005/000350 |
Jun 17, 2005 |
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11957686 |
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Current U.S.
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607/90 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61P 29/00 20180101;
A61N 5/0616 20130101; A61N 2005/0644 20130101; A61N 2005/0659
20130101; A61P 17/14 20180101; A61P 15/10 20180101; A61P 17/00
20180101; A61N 2005/0652 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
607/90 |
International
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A61B 18/18 20060101
A61B018/18 |
Claims
1. A device for human or animal body treatment, said device being
suitable for being used on a part of said body to be treated and
comprising: a seating body suitable for resting on a holder; a
handling case, operatively connected to said seating body and
suitable for being held in a hand for being handled and for
carrying out said treatment; emission means, said emission means
comprising a plurality of separate emitters (30), each emitter
being suitable for emitting a wave having a wavelength comprised in
the range 875-935 nanometres, wherein said emitters are arranged on
said case, for impinging with said waves, during said treatment,
said part of the body to be treated, wherein the emission means are
substantially monochromatic, wherein said emitters are arranged so
as to generate a matrix wherein rows and columns can be identified,
and wherein the emitters of a row are arranged in intermediate
position relative to the emitters of an adjacent row.
2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said emitters are
suitable for emitting a wave having a wavelength substantially
equal to the silicon emission wavelength.
3. A device according to claim 2, wherein said emitters are
suitable for emitting a wave having a wavelength substantially
equal to 905 nanometres.
4. A device according to claim 1, wherein said handling case
exhibits a front surface, intended for facing the part to be
treated during a treatment, and a back surface, said emitters being
arranged on the side of said front surface.
5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said emitters are
projecting from said front surface.
6. A device according to claim 1, wherein said emitters are spaced
from one another.
7. A device according to claim 1, wherein an emitter not arranged
on a peripheral row or on a peripheral column, exhibits a constant
distance relative to adjacent emitters.
8. A device according to claim 1, wherein said emitters exhibit a
honeycombed arrangement.
9. A device according to claim 1, wherein said seating body is
suitable for seating, at least partly, said case, for keeping said
device in a non-use condition.
10. A device according to claim 9, wherein said seating body
exhibits a support base, suitable for resting on said holder, and
an upper wall, opposed to said support base, wherein said upper
wall exhibits a seat for seating said case.
11. A device according to claim 10, wherein said seat exhibits a
lower space and an upper space, that can be distinguished from each
other, said lower space being suitable for seating said emitters
and said upper space being suitable for seating, at least partly,
said case.
12. A device according to claim 1, comprising secondary supply
means suitable for powering said emitters for emitting said
wave.
13. A device according to claim 12, wherein said power supply means
are seated into said case.
14. A device according to claim 1, comprising primary supply means,
suitable for cooperating with said secondary supply means, for
powering said secondary supply means.
15. A device according to claim 14, wherein said primary supply
means are seated into said seating body.
16. A device according to claim 12, wherein said secondary supply
means are suitable for powering said emitters powering them at a
predetermined frequency.
17. A device according to claim 16, wherein said secondary supply
means are suitable for powering said emitters powering them at a
frequency equal to the mains frequency.
18. A device according to claim 1, wherein said emitters are light
emitting diodes.
19. An assembly for human or animal body treatment, comprising: a
device for human or animal body treatment, comprising: a) a seating
body suitable for resting on a holder; b) a handling case,
operatively connected to said seating body and suitable for being
held in a hand for being handled and for carrying out said
treatment; c) emission means, said emission means comprising a
plurality of separate emitters (30), each emitter being suitable
for emitting a wave having a wavelength comprised in the range
875-935 nanometres, wherein said emitters are arranged on said
case, for impinging with said waves, during said treatment, said
part of the body to be treated, wherein the emission means are
substantially monochromatic, wherein said emitters are arranged so
as to generate a matrix wherein rows and columns can be identified,
and wherein the emitters of a row are arranged in intermediate
position relative to the emitters of an adjacent row; at least one
wall transparent to waves, for preventing physical contact between
said emitters and said part of the body to be treated.
20. An assembly according to claim 19, wherein said transparent
wall is a portion of a bag.
21. An assembly according to claim 19, wherein said wall is made of
polyethylene.
22. A method for the treatment of a part of the human or animal
body, said method being carried out with a device obtained
according to claim 1, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
generating a plurality of monochromatic waves having a wavelength
equal to the silicon characteristic wavelength; moving said case
close to the part of the body to be treated; impinging said part of
the body with said waves.
23. A method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of
inserting a wall transparent to waves between said emitters and
said part of the body to be treated, for preventing physical
contact between said emitters and said part of the body to be
treated.
24. A method according to claim 23, wherein said insertion step
comprises a step of inserting at least partly said case into a
bag.
25. A method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of
applying a substance, such as a cream or oil, to said part of the
body.
26. A method according to claim 25, wherein said application step
is carried out before said moving close step.
27. A method according to claim 25, wherein said application step
is carried out after said moving close step.
28. A method to treat alopecia on a part of a body comprising
impinging said part of body with electromagnetic waves having a
characteristic wavelength equal to the silicon emission wavelength
for the treatment of alopecia.
29. A method to stimulate a penis erection comprising impinging
with electromagnetic waves having a characteristic wavelength equal
to the silicon emission wavelength for stimulating the penis
erection.
30. A method to treat rheumatic disorders on a part of a body
comprising impinging said part of body with electromagnetic waves
having a characteristic wavelength equal to the silicon emission
wavelength for the treatment of rheumatic disorders.
31. A method of dermatologically and/or aesthetically treating skin
comprising impinging said skin with electromagnetic waves having a
characteristic wavelength equal to the silicon emission wavelength
for the dermatological and/or aesthetic treatment of the skin.
32. A method for stimulating a reaction of substances with a part
of the body to be treated comprising impinging said part of body
with electromagnetic waves having a characteristic wavelength equal
to the silicon emission wavelength in combination with the use of
substances reacting with said part of the body to be treated for
stimulating the reaction of said substances with said part of the
body.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for human body
treatment by electromagnetic waves and to a method for carrying out
said treatment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Several solutions are known relating to laboratory devices
for human body treatment by waves in the nIR (near Infra-red) or IR
(Infra-red) range, generated by laser. Such devices are generally
very bulky, expensive, requiring skilled personnel, and therefore
are not suitable for home use, for example every day.
[0003] There are also solutions relating to devices suitable for
home use, generally comprising a brush to move on the part of the
body to be treated.
[0004] Solutions of the type described above are for example
described in documents WO97/09847, RU2231353, DE4012854,
WO2004/075985, WO2005/016454, CN1369239, CB2368020, U.S. Pat. No.
5,336,159, EP1005880, DE4143168, U.S. Pat. No. 4,680,822,
RU2232610, DE4113803, GB2212010, WO02/053224 and TW580916.
[0005] However, known solutions exhibit several disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The object of the present invention is to overcome the
disadvantages of prior art devices and to provide a device for the
therapeutic treatment of human or animal body, particularly
suitable for a home use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the device according to
the present invention.
[0008] FIG. 2 shows a plan view of a seating body of device of FIG.
1.
[0009] FIGS. 3a and 3b show plan views of a handling case of device
of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0010] With reference to the annexed figures, reference numeral 1
globally indicates a device for human body treatment by
electromagnetic waves, said device being suitable for being used on
a part of said body to be treated.
[0011] Device 1 comprises a seating body 2 suitable for resting on
a holder.
[0012] According to a preferred embodiment, said body 2 is a box
structure internally provided with a space. Said box structure
comprises a support base 4, suitable for resting on said holder, an
upper wall 6, opposed to said support base, and side walls 8. Said
support base 4, said upper wall 6 and said side walls 8 delimit the
inside space.
[0013] According to a preferred embodiment, said upper wall 6 of
body 2 exhibits a seat 10, wherein a lower space 12 and an upper
space 14 can be distinguished.
[0014] According to a preferred embodiment, said device 1 comprises
power supply means. For example, said power supply means are
suitable for being connected to the mains for powering said device.
In accordance with an embodiment variation, said power supply means
comprise at least one battery, for example of the "rechargeable"
type, for powering device 1.
[0015] Moreover, device 1 comprises a handling case 20, operatively
connected to said seating body 2 and suitable for being held in a
hand for being handled and for carrying out said treatment.
[0016] According to a preferred embodiment, said handling case 20
exhibits a front surface 22, intended for facing the part to be
treated during a treatment, a back surface 24, opposed to said
front surface, and side surfaces 26.
[0017] Moreover, said device 1 comprises substantially
monochromatic emission means suitable for emitting a substantially
monochromatic wave.
[0018] In particular, said emission means comprise a plurality of
separate emitters 30, each emitter being suitable for emitting a
wave having a predetermined wavelength.
[0019] Preferably, said emitters are suitable for emitting an
electromagnetic wave having a wavelength equal to the
characteristic wavelength of silicon emission, that is,
substantially equal to 905 nanometres.
[0020] Within the scope of this invention, the term "substantially
equal" indicates that, for intrinsic technological constraints, the
value of the wavelength emitted by an emitter may differ from the
indicated value, but will in any case remain around said value. In
particular, according to an embodiment, said wavelength is
comprised in a range between 875 nanometres and 935 nanometres.
[0021] Preferably, said emitters are light emitting diodes
(LED).
[0022] Emitters 30 are arranged on said case 20, for impinging at
least partly, with said waves, the part of the body to be treated,
during the treatment.
[0023] Preferably, said emitters 30 are projecting from said front
surface 22 of case 20 and spaced from each other.
[0024] In particular, emitters 30 are arranged so as to generate a
matrix wherein rows and columns can be identified. Preferably,
emitters 30 of a row are arranged in an intermediate position
relative to the emitters of an adjacent row, with adjacent row or
adjacent column to a previous row/column meaning the row/column
directly next to the previous row/column.
[0025] In particular, an emitter 30 not arranged on a peripheral
row or on a peripheral column of the matrix, with peripheral
row/column meaning the lat row/column of the matrix, that is, a
row/column that, at least on one side, has no adjacent row/column,
exhibits a constant distance relative to adjacent emitters.
[0026] In other words, said emitters 30 exhibit a honeycombed
arrangement.
[0027] Said seating body 2 is suitable for seating, at least
partly, said case 20, for keeping said device in a non-use
condition. In particular, said lower space is suitable for seating
said emitters 30, whereas said upper space is suitable for seating
said case.
[0028] According to a preferred embodiment, said device 1 comprises
primary supply means and secondary supply means.
[0029] Said secondary supply means seated into said case 20, are
suitable for powering said emission means and in particular, said
emitters. Preferably, said secondary supply means are suitable for
powering said emitters with a predetermined power supply frequency,
preferably matching the mains frequency.
[0030] On the other hand, said primary supply means, operatively
connectable to said power supply means, are seated into said body 2
and operatively connected to said secondary supply means.
[0031] In the standard use of the device described above, the
device is connected to the mains or powered by battery.
[0032] When the device is switched on, said emitters emit a wave
falling in the nIR range, preferably equal to the characteristic
silicon wavelength, that is, substantially equal to 905
nanometres.
[0033] The emission of a wave at the above wavelength can be
testable using a special detecting device. nIR waves, in fact, are
not within the visible spectrum and therefore are not perceived by
the human eye. However, as detecting device it is possible to use a
digital camera of the type available on the market, whose lens is
sensitive to nIR waves.
[0034] Staring at the emitters with naked eye, when the device is
operating, it will therefore not be possible to detect any light.
On the other hand, framing the emitters with the camera, a light
corresponding to the emission of the above wave will be
visible.
[0035] For the human body treatment, the case is moved close to the
part of the body to be treated, aiming the emitters at the part of
the body to be treated.
[0036] Moving the case on the part to be treated, in contact with,
lightly touching or a little away from, the skin, the emitted waves
impinge the part to be treated, causing a resonant effect in the
cells forming the part to be treated.
[0037] The electromagnetic waves generated, having a wavelength
substantially equal to the silicon wavelength, can be used for
treating alopecia, rheumatic disorders, for dermatological and
aesthetic treatments and the like. Such use, moreover, has shown
considerable results for obtaining the vasodilatation of the penis
capillaries.
[0038] Advantageously, the arrangement of the emitters on the front
surface of the case allows obtaining an even distribution of the
intensity of the waves impinging the part of the body to be
treated. Advantageously, such feature allows not causing any
undesired reactions on the part of the body to be treated, for
example nerve stressing due to an excessive difference of
electrical potential generated between adjacent portions of the
part of the body to be treated.
[0039] Advantageously, moreover, when not temporarily used, for
example during a treatment, the device is suitable for being
arranged in a non-use configuration wherein the emitters are seated
in the lower space of the seat obtained in the seating body. In
this way, the emitted waves are confined into said seat.
[0040] Advantageously, moreover, it has been found that the use of
the described device on a part of the body where a cream or oil or
in general, a substance reacting with said part of the body has
been applied before and/or after, for the therapeutic or aesthetic
treatment thereof, considerably stimulates the reaction of said
substance with said part of the body.
[0041] The device according to the present invention is preferably
marketed as a part of an assembly comprising said device and at
least one protective cover.
[0042] According to a preferred embodiment, said protective cover
comprises a deformable bag suitable for seating, at least partly,
said case 20. Preferably, said bag is transparent to the emitted
waves and is made of a plastic material, for example
polyethylene.
[0043] Before carrying out the treatment, case 20, or the part of
said case exhibiting emitters 30, is inserted into said bag and
then moved close to the part of the body to be treated.
[0044] At the end of the treatment, the case is removed from the
bag, which is disposed.
[0045] Advantageously, the assembly allows using the device for
carrying out different treatments on different parts of the body or
on different users.
[0046] In particular, the assembly allows using specific creams or
products for each part of the body, avoiding soiling the emitters
and consequently, polluting other parts of the body treated
afterwards. Of course, this also allows use by different users,
protecting hygiene.
[0047] In other words, a portion of the bag provides a wall
transparent to the waves, for preventing physical contact between
said emitters and said part of the body to be treated.
[0048] Advantageously, moreover, said bag also provides a further
electrical and chemical insulation between the device and the part
of the body to be treated.
[0049] Finally, according to a further advantageous aspect thereof,
said power supply of said emitters at the main frequency enhances
the wave emission, decreasing the emission time, allowing a
penetration of said waves into the part of the body to be
treated.
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